Other solutions don’t fit into any category, however their worth and ability to assist authors is definitely worthy of mention.

“Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result”.

– Oscar Wilde

Evernote

(free)

Evernote: First of all, this great little program can be on your desktop, browser or mobile.

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An author to store their thoughts, resources, mind maps, reminders. Books commence with a collection of resources and thoughts, built over time. This free tool will help you maintain it all.

Dropbox

Dropbox: The best back up you’ll ever have.

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This mobile cloud service is free and acts as your security mechanism for your writing. It is useful when you start working with designers and large files. It is free for your first 5 GB and sufficient for most authors.

AdobeReaderXI: A PDF mark-up tool for proofreading a print PDF before it’s printed.

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Some editors use Adobe Acrobat Pro, but I’ve found that Adobe Reader XI and PDF XChangeViewer (both free) do the trick. Adobe XI is available as a tablet app. iAnnotate is a useful tool for proofreading on a tablet. See this post for PDF mark-up in action.

You’ve considered them lost forever, right? Well, how about this … You offer the owners of your print books a bargain on the e-book version, or even a free e-book. They write their name on the title page of the print book, log in to the BitLit app, take a photo, sign in to their Google+ account (the only social media platform with a real name policy) and get the book. You get their email address.

Slicebooks

Slicebooks: It slices them into chapters and sections. Remix your catalogue into completely new titles with new covers.

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Or offer the slices for sale separately, so readers can remix your book slices with any other slice sold in the Slicebooks store. Travel books? Anthologies? Cookbooks? Imagine the possibilities.